Important dates
Alabama ballet school
2025-2026
Important dates to remember for 2025-2026:
Scheduled School Closings
Labor Day – Monday, September 1
Fall Break – Saturday, October 11 – Intermediate–Advanced only. Creative Movement and Pre-Primary Saturday classes will still meet.
Thanksgiving – November 24–29
Christmas Break – Monday, December 8 through Saturday, January 3
Spring Break – Monday, March 23 through Saturday, March 28
Other Important Dates
August 18 – Fall Semester Begins
September 7 – Nutcracker Auditions
• 9:00–11:30 AM: Students under 5’0″
• 11:00 AM–1:00 PM: Students over 5’0″
All students must be at least 8 years old by audition day.
September 13 – Dancer’s Night In (Level 2 – Day Program only)
January 4 – Sleeping Beauty Auditions
• Time and eligible levels TBA
January 5 – Spring Semester Begins
January 11 – Summer Intensive Auditions
• For Level 5–Advanced students
• Time TBA
January 23–25 – Alabama Dance Festival
• Open to 6th grade students and above for class participation
• Day Program students will perform
January 31 – At Home Performance – 2:00 PM
• Featuring Day Program, Advanced, and Intermediate 2 students
February 2–7 – Parent Observation Week
March 17–19 – Level 4–Intermediate 2 Exit Exams
April 3 & 10 (Fridays), April 18 (Saturday) – Lower School Rehearsals for Spring Performance
• Levels 1–5, Boys 1 & 2, Flex 1
April 4, 11 & 18 (Saturdays) – Upper School Rehearsals for Spring Performance
• Intermediate 1-Day Program, Flex 2
April 25 (Saturday)
• Spring Performance Dress Rehearsal
• Last Day of Regular Classes
April 26 (Sunday) – Spring Performance (Level 1-Day Program)
May 2 (Saturday) – Reports of Progress (Creative Movement–Primary Levels)
